The decision is part of the president's overarching MAGA agenda to "drain the swamp" and destroy the "deep state."

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on Monday while vowing to reverse the policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden, […]

No 1970’s era disco group came out in the marbled halls of the Capitol. But it would scarcely have been a surprise.

That’s thanks to House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON. He alone has the discretion to pick the membership of the panel, and over the past few days, he gave it a MAGA makeover.

Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony was attended by a who’s who of billionaires and moguls, including some surprising faces.

Biden shocked many of his supporters last month when he pardoned his son Hunter from all present and future crimes out of fear that the coming Trump administration would single him out. Monday’s pardons seem to be protecting some of the right’s favorite bogeymen from Trump’s vengeance, which could come soon after he is sworn in later in the day.

Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.

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Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and the panel discuss the state of the nation as President Biden prepares to leave office on ‘Gutfeld!’ So it's clear that MAGA may be the most consequential political movement in a century. But right now we're experiencing another movement. And unlike MAGA, this one really stinks.

DONALD Trump waved to Joe Biden as he choppered out of Washington DC after his presidential term ended. Jubilant Trump escorted the outgoing leader to the Marine One helicopter after being sworn

During the ceremony, Trump was asked to place his hand on the Holy Bible. But former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, in a January 20 post on X, formerly Twitter, wrote, "As he swore the (oath) of office,